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E O Ogboghodo1, I Osazuwa2, O E Ehigiegba2
1Department of Community Health, College of Medical Sciences, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria.
Background:
Infertility and its negative consequences on men and women have become a salient issue for health care. Health related quality of life (HRQoL) is an important outcome measure for couples receiving Assisted Reproduction. However, there is a dearth of data showing gender differences in health related quality of life among infertile couples. OBJECTIVE: To assess the gender differences in the Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) of couples receiving Assisted Reproduction Treatment (ART) METHODS: A comparative cross-sectional study was conducted among male and female couples receiving ART in Benin City. The data was obtained using a self-administered questionnaire adapted from the World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF (HRQoL BREF) tool and analysed using IBM SPSS version 24.0. The level of significance was p < 0.05.
Results:
A total of 400 respondents (200 males and 200 females) with mean age 41.73 ± 7.30 years participated in the study. Males had a higher mean HRQoL domain scores than females in physical health (p < 0.001), psychological health (p < 0.001), and social health (p = 0.014), however, females had higher environmental health domain scores compared to their male counterparts (p = 0.362). There was also a significantly higher overall perceived quality of life (p < 0.001) and satisfaction with health (p < 0.001) among men than women.
Conclusion:
The study revealed that males had a better HRQoL than females in the studied population. This highlights the need for a multidisciplinary approach to management of treatment infertility.
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